#ad Learn more about AMD Ryzen AI-powered laptops here: https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/consumer/ryzen-ai.html #AMDpartner #AMDRyzenAIPower
177K
6.66K
35
8mo ago
xylafoxlin
Recreating myself in plaster? These are the lengths I would go for a dress - sorry not sorry #womeninSTEM #dress #plaster #diyproject #bulletproof
42.8K
1.13K
34
6mo ago
xylafoxlin
The reward for fitting and glueing all the struts? Gussets for daayyyyzzzzz. The gussets are where all the real strength of these joints comes from though so no slackin’ #airplanebuild #airplanebuilder #pietenpolaircamper #woodworking
37.1K
2.03K
52
6mo ago
xylafoxlin
Did you know everything we THOUGHT we knew about how planes fly is actually unexplainable?! Sorry nervous flyers… #Airplane #Physics #Pilot #womeninstem
11.9K
777
22
3w ago
xylafoxlin
Day 2 of flying my 1946 Cessna 140 across America solo! The turbulence in West Virginia is not to be trifled with 😵💫
11.8K
533
9
8mo ago
xylafoxlin
I was so tired of my garden chairs with silly little spindly legs…so i decided to build the ULTIMATE Adirondack chair to sit on whilst I enjoy some sun! #woodworking #DIY #adirondack #womeninstem #imjustagirl #sunbathe
11.6K
736
26
10mo ago
xylafoxlin
11.4K
625
8
10mo ago
xylafoxlin
@Veritasium and I built the vehicle physicists called impossible #womeninstem #physics
9.55K
810
27
5mo ago
xylafoxlin
It took me forever to post this Reel because tbh I didn’t want to. Posting mistakes is hard and this was a pretty easy one to make, plus it feeds into all the old crotchety men on Facebook who are praying for me to crash and die because I didn’t use like casein glue or bubblegum from the 1920s to glue this thing together 😅 but hey! Inadvertent pull test, @totalboat Thixo epoxy wins 😬 (I’ve been painting the glue surfaces with high performance medium epoxy first for penetration and then gluing with thixo) I filmed it horizontal for the YouTube video that will come out eventually, but the toughest part with this fix was ensuring it was perfectly square and aligned again in the reglue up. It didn’t really twist but I was very paranoid that it would/did haha.
9.04K
606
18
6mo ago
xylafoxlin
First half of the Pietenpol is glued up! (Actually, so is the second half but I’m a little behind with posting) And always here to provide controversial glue takes. The scariest thing with wooden airplanes and epoxy is heat and tbh most epoxies have equally scary HDTs. I waffled a ton and landed on my tried and true @TotalBoat Thixo, because I wanted a silica thickened high performance epoxy and didn’t want to mix it myself (it’s terrible to breath so I’d need to seriously up my PPE).
8.85K
783
7
6mo ago
xylafoxlin
And my middle school bully apologized at our 5-year high school reunion. Turns out there’s some benefits to growing up :)
7.86K
717
15
7mo ago
xylafoxlin
No hate on crafters! This is just me compensating because nothing I make is sellable #engineering #fabrication #woodworking
6.68K
523
40
1mo ago
xylafoxlin
I knoooowwww this is a sign that I need to give this poor engine some more love—- *buys another fine wire plug* yeppp that should do it (I kid, I kid…. Mostly. I’ll rering/rehone someday)
6.45K
501
7
6mo ago
xylafoxlin
Making steady progress on the Pietenpol project! Shaping the tail so that the side walls can be bent in and glued where they meet right on that centerline. #airplane #DIY #pietenpolaircamper #woodworking #experimentalaircraft
6.25K
599
11
2mo ago
xylafoxlin
Have you ever wondered why, despite all our tech advancements, airplanes still look the same? We’re seeing more variety now, but there’s something beautiful about how a design from nearly a century ago still shapes almost every aircraft today.
6.16K
289
10
6mo ago
xylafoxlin
Here’s how to make my super easy two ingredient airplane! 😜 (wood and glue, don’t think about it too hard) #DIY #airplane #planetok #woodworking #airplanebuild #womeninstem
6.13K
516
15
5mo ago
xylafoxlin
“It’s gonna be so heavy!!” “How much weight are you adding??” “This is already a tail heavy airplane, can’t wait to see you die you stupid girl!!”Here to put all the weight haters to peace. Turtledeck glassed weighed in at 2lb 10oz. I would be veeery surprised if the fabric is lighter than that— remember fabric needs spruce stringers, blocks, and the weight of dope and paint is not insignificant.And there are plenty of fully plywood sheathed pietenpols flying just dandy ✈️
6.11K
470
15
1mo ago
xylafoxlin
Butterfly effect is crazy because if I’d never gotten the plane I’d never have posted videos about aviation and wouldn’t have lost my medical and wouldn’t be fighting for the Mental Health in Aviation Act alongside @pilotmentalhealth and wouldn’t have gotten all of y’all to contact your senators or gone to DC to advocate so really, thanks @crapwhereaminow @gretaliebe and @flyingfiddler for encouraging me to make poor financial choices in my 20s!
5.98K
370
3
6mo ago
xylafoxlin
I couldn’t help it! The joke for this trend is RIGHT THERE. Once a (cedar)stripper always a stripper! #DIY #woodworking #airplane #cedarwood #holyfreakingairball
5.86K
570
13
10mo ago
xylafoxlin
'’Bulletproof’’ may not mean what you think, not everything is about being strong and hard… #bulletproof